Job well done, looks fantastic!
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Nice job, Greg. Now you need to make a couple water skis.
Congrats! Looks terrific! How about the underside?
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4th coat dried nice, leveled out pretty good. Rubbed it down with synthetic extra fine pad to break the gloss and give it more of a satin finish so you could actually see the wood and not the gloss.
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After the rub down.
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I like the satin look, doesn’t look so plasticy
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Before the rub down....
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After the rub down.
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I like the satin look, doesn’t look so plasticy
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Nope, to old for that, lol.
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Underside is not refinished. This is just a temporary fix until I can build a new one. Underside is where all the screws that hold it together are.
I'm leaving tomorrow to go fishing for a week in the Bahamas. Don't bother me, leave some wood for me, and just so you know, I've rigged a booby trap into my wood stash in the garage.
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Was 69 degrees here today after the rain quit. So I took the swing out for a longer shake down ride to evaluate it. Very enjoyable to ride. Took awhile to get used to no shifting. Mechanicly she is sound. I even smoked a Porsche of the line from a stop light, I think I surprised the driver. He just thought it was a moped scooter, lol.
Smooth, comfortable, and very easy and relaxing to ride.
Smooth, comfortable, and very easy and relaxing to ride.
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I picked up the pressure treated 2x6s today for the boat trailer bunks. Like all it wood they are soaking wet! I've got them in the shop for a few days with a fan blowing across them to dry out a bit. When the tops are dry I'll cut them to length and then apply some rustoleum to 3 sides to seal the tops for the carpet. The bottoms will remain unsealed so the can dry out between uses.
This is the new used trailer. Much better than the trailer the boat came on. But the bunks do need to be replaced before i put it in service.
Trailer is rated at 7,000 lbs, double what my boat weighs.
This is the new used trailer. Much better than the trailer the boat came on. But the bunks do need to be replaced before i put it in service.
Trailer is rated at 7,000 lbs, double what my boat weighs.
What are bunks?
You may be able to find a supplier near you that deals in kdat or kiln dried after treatment. We have 2 fairly local to us. Keeps you from waiting for your boards to twist and dry out.
You don't know how truly quiet and dark it can be until you are out in the country on a cloudy night, no wind. frogs and night birds are silent and you loose power. Then, there is no way you are getting to sleep.
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That's not really necessary, they are going to be submerged in water a lot. I just need the surface to dry out enough to get them sealed with paint on 3 sides.
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So they are dry to the touch. I used a trim router and a 1/4" roundover bit to soften the edges of the ends of the boards. No sharp edges to gouge the boat hull as I'm pulling it up.
Ready to seal coat with oil based rustoleum paint.
1st coat is done, it'll be 2 coats on 3 sides. 1 side will be left open for the boards to dry after its pulled out of the water.
Oil based rustoleum is getting hard to find in Michigan. I did find some at Lowes but it's not the same ole rustoleum, it's been reformulated. Supposedly it's lower voc. It smells different and it doesn't cover as well as it used to, it's thinner as well. What a disappointment, they took a good product and ruined it. I guess next time I need to paint something with oil based paint I'll be looking for a new brand.
Ready to seal coat with oil based rustoleum paint.
1st coat is done, it'll be 2 coats on 3 sides. 1 side will be left open for the boards to dry after its pulled out of the water.
Oil based rustoleum is getting hard to find in Michigan. I did find some at Lowes but it's not the same ole rustoleum, it's been reformulated. Supposedly it's lower voc. It smells different and it doesn't cover as well as it used to, it's thinner as well. What a disappointment, they took a good product and ruined it. I guess next time I need to paint something with oil based paint I'll be looking for a new brand.
The oil base is being phased out nation wide. Unless you can find govt surplus. The govt ,last I knew, was the only entity still allowed and in some cases required to use oil based paints with the old formulation.
For outdoor stuff, the low VOC stuff...I add a few wee bits of ethanol free gas. It seems to penatrate better. Can you still buy creosote?
I haven't seen any in a long time. Let me check
Nope. I am not commercial enough to get permission to use it. It is basically regulated to light pole and railroad tie uses. Maybe a couple other uses but mainly govt and railroad which has basically govt level industry leverage.
Can't find it here anymore. Old gas and used motor oil look like the next best for coating the RR tie wall.
I didn't hear a thing. But Iay have a stash of oil that I forgot to dispose of behind my shed... If it spills anywhere near a diesel/ weed killer spill, it can be deadly to plants... Just saying. Old timers use to fill a 5 gallon bucket half full and soak fence posts in it before coating them with trowel grade tar and encasing in a wrapping. Or so I have been told